Web development has changed dramatically in recent times. The focus has moved away from monolithic server-side applications towards modular and dynamic client-side single... [+]

Web development has changed dramatically in recent times. The focus has moved away from monolithic server-side applications towards modular and dynamic client-side single page applications. This course covers all aspects of SPA web development using Visual Studio 2015, ASP.NET Core. Youll learn about the new unified programming model for creating ASP.NET MVC web pages and Web API RESTful services, and then see how to create dynamic, adaptable, and eye-catching SPA user interfaces using HTML5, CSS3, and best-of-breed JavaScript libraries such as Angular, Bootstrap, and jQuery. What you will learn:
Creating ASP.NET Core web sites and Web API RESTful services
Utilizing HTML5 and CSS3 features
Implementing robust and maintainable JavaScript code
Using JavaScript libraries effectively
Getting the most out of Visual Studio 2015 tooling
About Andy Olsen - the author and instructor of the courseAndy is a freelance consultant and instructor based in the UK, working mostly in the City of London and Oxford. Andy has been working with .NET since the Beta 1 days and has extensive experience in many facets of .NET development including WCF, WPF, WF, ASP.NET MVC Web development, and mobile applications. Andy has designed and written many Microsoft Official Curriculum courses in the last decade, and has been engaged as author and technical reviewer with Apress on some of their biggest selling books.
Getting Started with ASP.NET Core: Overview of ASP.NET Core; Understanding the structure of an ASP.NET Core project; Creating views; Defining controllers; Defining a data model
Creating a Complete ASP.NET MVC Application: Strongly-typed views; Razor syntax; Understanding URLs and action methods; Tag helpers; Form post-backs; Data validation; Using Entity Framework Core
Creating RESTful Services using Web API: Overview of Web API; Building servers and clients; Content negotiation; Attribute routing; Custom model binding
Web API 2 Techniques: Managing flexible HTTP requests and responses; HTTP message handlers; Filters; Attribute routing; Model binding; Dependency injection
Effective JavaScript Coding: JavaScript quick recap; Object-oriented programming in JavaScript; Using jQuery; Managing namespaces; Immediately-Invoked Function Expressions (IIFEs)
JavaScript Platform Integration: Using the File API; Implementing drag-and-drop; Incorporating audio and video; Using the Geolocation API
Creating Effective User Interfaces: Using the canvas API; HTML5 layout features; CSS3 animations and effects
Creating Adaptive User Interfaces: Media queries; Creating applications that look good in different form factors; Creating printer-friendly applications; Using Bootstrap for adaptive user interfaces
Creating Performant User Interfaces: Full-duplex communication with web sockets and SignalR; Asynchronous programming with web workers; Disconnected operation with local storage and offline working
Implementing Ajax-Enabled Web Pages: Overview of Ajax; Using Ajax manually; Using Ajax with jQuery; Using Ajax2 and Cross-Origin Requests (CORS); Working with JSON data
Structuring Client-Side Code with AngularJS: Angular essential syntax; Models, views. and controllers; Implementing services; REST integration
Tooling for SPA: Using GruntJS; Using NPM for Node.js modules; Using Bower for Angular modules
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C# 7 is new in Visual Studio 2017, and is the latest evolution of Microsofts primary programming language. [+]

C# 7 is new in Visual Studio 2017, and is the latest evolution of Microsofts primary programming language. This course covers the latest language features in C# 7 and the .NET 2017 platform. You will get a deep and broad understanding of C# as a programming language, and gain confidence to explore the richness of the .NET Framework library including asynchronous programming, LINQ, and EF. What you will learn:
Essential C# syntax
Implementing object-oriented designs in C#
Using generics, collection classes, and exceptions
What is new in C# 7 and .NET 2017
Using LINQ and EF
Introduction to asynchronous programming
Overview of ASP.NET MVC
About Andy Olsen - the author of the course Andy is a freelance consultant and instructor based in the UK, working mostly in the City of London and Oxford. Andy has been working with .NET since the Beta 1 days and has extensive experience in many facets of .NET development including WCF, WPF, WF, ASP.NET MVC Web development, and mobile applications. Andy has designed and written many Microsoft Official Curriculum courses in the last decade, and has been engaged as author and technical reviewer with Apress on some of their biggest selling books.
Introduction to C# and .NET: .NET Framework building blocks; Hello world in C#; Using Visual Studio 2017; Namespaces and assemblies
Core C# Programming Constructs: Variables, operators, and statements; Reference types vs. value types; Conversions; Nullable types; Using the Console and String classes; Flow-of-control; C# 7 pattern matching; Using implicit types
More C# Programming Constructs: Defining methods; Input, output, and optional parameters; C# 7 local functions; C# 7 enhancements for out and ref; Method overloading; Arrays; Structures
Defining and Using Classes: Defining classes; Defining constructors and finalizers; Defining properties; Creating and disposing objects; Defining constants and read-only fields; Static members; Partial classes/methods
Inheritance and Polymorphism: Defining base classes and derived classes; Overriding methods; Abstract classes; Interfaces
Exception Handling: Defining Try/Catch/Finally blocks; Throwing exceptions; C# 7 throw expressions; Defining new exception classes; Defining Using blocks
Creating Collections of Objects: Overview of generics; Using List collections; Using Dictionary collections
Whats New in C# 6: Static using syntax; Auto-property initializers; Dictionary initializers; Exception filters; String interpolation
Delegates, Events, and Lambdas: Overview; Defining simple delegates; Defining and handling events; Using lambda expressions; Expression-bodied members in C# 6 and C# 7
Additional Language Features: Operator overloading; Extension methods; Object initializers; Anonymous types; C# 7 tuples
Introduction to LINQ: The role of LINQ; Simple LINQ query expressions; Using LINQ with collections; LINQ query operators
Using the Entity Framework: EF classes and DbContext; Implementing relationships; Managing data; Additional techniques
Introduction to Asynchronous Programming: Understanding the async and await keywords; C#7 generalized async returns; Implementing asynchronous code
Overview of ASP.NET MVC: Creating an ASP.NET MVC application; Defining models, views, and controllers; Introduction to REST and Web API
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